The Mystery of Edwin Drood is both captivating and frustrating,
captivating in its tension and suspense as well as the titular
character and frustrating in its incompleteness. This adaptation is not
perfect but does nobly with its source material. It does suffer from
incompleteness(the book doesn't help) and its contrived and abrupt
ending. But it is very handsomely filmed and remarkably authentic to
the period it's set in, while the score is unobtrusive and hauntingly
beautiful. The dialogue is carefully and intelligently adapted, making
an effort to sound Dickenesian and not too contemporary, also nobly
developing the characters in rich detail. The story is tense and
suspenseful, with some good twists and turns and very compelling
storytelling, more so in the first half admittedly. It is a very
well-performed adaptation too, Matthew Rhys steals the show, intense
and heartfelt it is a brilliant performance. Freddie Fox shows command
of the Dickenesian language, Tamzin Merchant is appealingly pert and
Rory Kinnear, Ian McNeise, Julia MacKenzie and Alun Armstrong turn in
strongly dependable performances too. In conclusion, solid and very
well-done especially for the performances. 8/10 Bethany Cox

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